Church, I continue to be inspired and encouraged about how God is promoting a Spirit of service, and transforming lives through evangelism and discipleship in our church. It was a joy seeing many of you come together for our family worship night, as two were baptized. Many of the kids and teens present during this time aren’t exposed to any other kind of corporate worship, and I know your presence made a difference for them. The following Sunday, we ordained seven men into de

In November, you voted to approve 7 new deacons in our church body. At the beginning of December, we will ordain (set aside) them to this ministry of servant leadership. You have heard me (and others) say that deacons in our church DO NOT make administrative decisions, but serve and fill practical needs. Do not let this distinction convince you that this role is unimportant. In many ways, deacons set the unofficial temperament of a church. As their examples are owned by the c